H.R. 1654: Federal Register Modernization Act
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H.R. 1654: Federal Register Modernization Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-08 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 123 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1654 (2019-03-12), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Federal Register Modernization Act
Plain summary
Federal Register Modernization Act This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations, including to replace requirements that the documents be printed with requirements that the documents be published.
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Official text
Federal Register Modernization Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1654, Federal Register Modernization Act (2019-06-10)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 123 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1654 (2019-03-12): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Federal Register
- The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1654.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116